A lone whale was rescued from among hundreds of carcasses Sunday, taking to 110 the number of creatures that survived a mass stranding in southern Australia.
Ecology
Sep 27, 2020
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Freshwater turtles may have a role in regulating water quality in river systems by scavenging fish carcasses, suggests a study of Emydura macquarii, a vulnerable freshwater turtle species found in Australia. The findings ...
Ecology
Sep 17, 2020
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Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, the wildlife department said Thursday, ruling out poaching as the tusks were found intact.
Ecology
Jul 2, 2020
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A young humpback whale that swam up one of Canada's major rivers, delighting Montrealers who packed the shores for a glimpse of the first of the species in local waters, has died.
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2020
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The impacts of invasive mammals such as feral horses and feral cats have featured prominently in the media over the years.
Ecology
Jun 1, 2020
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Bushfires this season have left an estimated 1 billion dead animals in their wake, their carcasses dotting the blackened landscape.
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2020
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The unprecedented wildfire raging across Australia is not only destroying human lives, but has killed hundreds of millions of animals – perhaps billions before it is all over.
Ecology
Jan 10, 2020
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In an African forest where leopards and poisonous mamba dwell, a University of Oregon team once had to flee charging boar. But it was a brief detour in research that adds to the idea that bonobos are neither hippies nor vegans.
Plants & Animals
Apr 30, 2019
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Two species of vulture—the turkey vulture and the black vulture—are able to coexist because their respective traits reduce the need for them to compete for nutritional resources, according to a study by University of ...
Ecology
Apr 23, 2019
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Hundreds of years ago, when the number of animals roaming North America was much higher than it is today, decomposing animal carcasses may have played a substantial role in adding nutrients to the continent's rivers and streams. ...
Ecology
Mar 12, 2019
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